Friends of Audubon seeking theater seat sponsors

HENDERSON, Ky. - The Friends of Audubon is seeking sponsors to "buy" a seat in the new theater that is nearing completion in the Nature Center in the John James Audubon State Park Museum.

The theater is designed to provide educational videos on wildlife and environmental topics for both youth and adult audiences.

The 47-stadium-seat theater will feature state-of-the-art projection and acoustic technology. Visitors to the Audubon Museum will see Audubon's story come to life with a brief video before they enter the gallery and view our world-class collection of artwork and artifacts. Other film uses will include nature, art and education, Kentucky history films, science and other local and regional tourism films.

The Audubon Theater will also provide a lecture area for school groups, business meetings, universities and civic organizations.

To help fund the cost of this project, the Friends of Audubon is conducting a fundraising campaign whereby a seat in the theater can be sponsored for a $1,000 donation.

A brass tag with the sponsor's name will be placed on the seat. Sponsorship can be by an individual or an organization as well as "in honor of" or "in memory of."

The 46-seat theater, which also features two spaces for wheelchairs, is projected to be completed in early March.